Hackney charity encourages disabled teens to take up sport

A team of disabled youngsters from Hackney are getting the opportunity to play at the Home of Cricket today.

They take on a Kingston team in the final after a year long competition aimed at encouraging teenagers to take up the sport.

The charity supporting the event at Lords have told me it has been a ‘fantastic day’ so far.

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A team of disabled youngsters from Hackney are getting the opportunity to play at the Home of Cricket today.

They take on a Kingston team in the final after a year long competition aimed at encouraging teenagers to take up the sport.

The charity supporting the event at Lords have told me it has been a ‘fantastic day’ so far.

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